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Editor's corner
By Chuck Woodbury
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Dear reader,
 I have always loved roadtrips. During my college years, I traveled cross country by car with buddies. We stayed in cheap motels, ate at cheap coffee shops and drank cheap beer.
In those years, I began to dream of traveling the USA with a motorhome and to somehow earn a living doing it. Books like John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and Blue Highways fueled my desire. In the mid '80s, I finally acquired a motorhome (small and prone to breaking down) and hit the road. In the 25 years since, I have spent a total of about five years on the road, most in the '90s as the editor of my "on-the-road" newspaper Out West.
 Harry Truman's
Excellent Adventure
Because of my love of roadtrips I was excited to come across the new book "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure." It tells of Harry and wife Bess' 2,500-mile roadtrip from Missouri to Washington, DC and back only months after Harry had left the Presidency.
On the trip, they had no Secret Service protection. It was just Harry and the former First Lady traveling like ordinary folks. Harry would walk into a motel office to get a room just like anyone else, and the couple would visit diners for meals. Imagine how surprised the workers and customers must have been at these places to see the man and woman who had just recently left the White House!
Harry got pulled over for speeding by a Pennsylvania State Trooper named Manley Stampler. When the officer reached the driver's window, he immediately recognized the former President. "What am I going to do now?" he thought (we'll never know: the author didn't say).
At a coffee shop, a man approached Harry and told him about his sick 92 year-old mother, who, he said, was a life-long Democrat. "Will you please come over to the house and cheer her up?" he asked. "Who could say no to that kind of an invitation?" explained Harry. He ended up spending 30 minutes with the woman, talking like old friends.
I loved this book, in part because the Truman's roadtrip as ordinary citizens seems so improbable in today's times. Imagine George and Laura Bush heading off alone in their car, stopping at Denny's and checking into Motel 6's.
We have a dozen copies of the book at RVbookstore.com at a 25% discount if you would like to read it (we'll order more if we run out).
 2009 Next Exit Directory
This should be an essential guide for every road-tripping RVer! Learn what you will find at every Interstate highway exit: gas/diesel fuel, campgrounds, truck stops, casinos, stores, malls, hospitals, factory outlet stores, parks and more. Learn more.
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Country Coach back in business
Luxury motorhome maker Country Coach is back in business, but it will be a scaled down operation. A bankruptcy judge has given final approval to a deal between the struggling Oregon company and its main creditor, Wells Fargo Bank. Whether the company can pull itself out of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy remains to be seen. Read more.
How to keep your RV cool without using much power
As summer gets closer, it's time to start thinking about warm weather coping skills. For RV boondockers, keeping cool on a hot day without shore power can be a challenge. Here are some tips about how to do it.
RV School returns to Seattle area May 2
 The Puget Sound RV School, a day-long "college" for both beginning and veteran RVers, will be held Saturday, May 2 at Renton Technical College in Renton, Wash. Students can choose from many classes, all about various aspects of RVs and the RV lifestyle. This year's featured instructor is Gary Bunzer, the RV Doctor. To learn more about the event, visit its website.
 2008 Wal-Mart Atlas & FREE Bonus
"No Overnight RV Parking" Directory
Order the best-selling Wal-Mart Atlas and receive the "No Overnight Parking" Directory for FREE. SAVE $9.90! Most Wal-Mart stores permit a free overnight stay in RVs. The 2008 Wal-Mart Atlas provides driving directions to more than 4,000 Wal-Marts and Sam's Clubs. It lists which stores sell diesel, have pharmacies -- and it provides store GPS coordinates. The "No Park" Directory lists more than 350 stores that DO NOT allow stays! Learn more or order.
 How to keep RV toilet paper from unrolling as the RV moves
RVtravel.com forum administrator and contributing editor Adrienne Kristine explains an old RVer trick to keep toilet paper from unrolling while an RV is moving down the highway. We told you about this two years ago, but thought you might like to see it again.
Quartzsite gets its own college campus
The winter snowbird capital of America may still be reckoned as a "town" as opposed to a city, but some of the locals are strutting about like peacocks now that the town officially has a community college campus. A bunch of bigwigs turned up recently for big opening ceremonies at the new campus of Arizona Western College. Read more.
Newmar extends service to all RV owners
RV maufacturer Newmar Corp., has announced it is will now service all makes of recreational vehicles, regardless of the brand or type of coach. Read more.
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 Fire department arrives too late to save this motorhome
By the time the fire truck reaches this burning motorhome, the RV is nearly fully engulfed in flames. In this short video, watch the motorhome burn as you listen to audio clips from the Seinfeld TV show. Why the unrelated audio? We have no idea. Watch the video.
More RVs are going green
With all the concern these days about the environment and greenhouse gasses, it's no surprise that many people who own RVs and others who build them are seeking out ways to make their RVs "greener." So what can you do? Here are some suggestions.
Huge RV rally now underway in Albuquerque
 The Rally, the Affinity Group's giant gathering of RVs, kicked off yesterday in Albuquerque and continues through Monday. More than 8,000 RVers in 3,000 rigs are on hand for the giant event, which includes big time entertainment, commercial exhibits, balloon rides, a dog show, golf tournament and even an attempt to set a world record. Get up-to-the-minute updates on events at Twitter. If you are in the area, a general admission ticket will get you in the door.
Do you overnight with your RV at Wal-Mart?
Want to "star" in a DVD?
The producers of a new DVD about overnighting with an RV at Wal-Mart (and similar locations) are looking for a few RVers who stay overnight at these places (responsibly). They are currently in the Sierra foothills of Calif., near Sacramento. If you will be in the area for the next couple of weeks and would like to be interviewed, please email RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury and he will forward your message to the producers (send to Chuck(at)RVtravel.com.
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Guide to Corps of Engineers Campgrounds
This best-selling guidebook describes more than 600 Corps-managed campgrounds suitable for RVs on nearly 200 lakes around the USA. Haven't camped at a Corps of Engineers' facility? Then you've missed out! Learn more or order
Yet another reason to be an RVer
RVtravel.com forum moderator Adrienne Kristine was reminded last week of why it pays to have an RV. It had to do with a big storm that knocked out power. Read Adrienne's comments.
Bridge the gap between cab and truck camper
A lot of pickups have the old slide-openable window in the rear of the cab, and plenty of truck campers have an openable window just behind the cab. What advantage can you take of this close relationship, and what are the pitfalls? While not advocating the idea, some folks do actually "ride" passengers in the camper. Having a way to communicate between camper and cab, and possibly pass snacks forward, could be a plus. Read more.
Most RVtravel.com readers own their RVs outright
The results of last week's RVtravel.com are in, and they show that of the more than 2,200 readers who responded about 60% own their RVs outright. The other 40% are still making payments. See the survey results and read the comments.
Weird and wacky RVs. See them
 
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News Briefs
 After 30 years as a sportcaster, John Madden has retired from TV sportscasting. For the last few years, Madden has broadcast Sunday Night Football games on NBC with Al Michaels. Because of his fear of flying Madden traveled from one NFL game to another in a luxury motorhome, which he called a "bus."
Country Coach and Winnebago have debuted on Twitter. A good source of news about the RV industry on Twitter is RVtradeDigest and RVbusiness. Oprah has also hopped onto the hugely popular social media site, causing concern about bandwidth traffic jams. Clarence Butterfield, 55, was arraigned Thursday in Orange County, Calif., on charges of special circumstances murder with torture and assault with a firearm for the death of his 21 year-old daughter. Butterfield is accused of suffocating and shooting his daughter in December 2006 then hiding her dead body in his RV's freezer.
The high temperature in Albuquerque was 48 on opening day, April 17, at The Rally. Temps should be 65-70 over the weekend.
 Updated for 2009
Casino Camping: Guide to RV-Friendly Casinos
This 2009 directory is the best casino guide for RVers. Learn which casinos have RV parks or offer free overnight stays. Plus get tips and information about other casino benefits for RVers. Learn more or order.
 Ask the RV Doctor
Gary Bunzer, The RV Doctor is a well known RV author and the host of RV Roadtrips, the DIY Network cable television show. He is one of the RV industry's most sought after speakers and the host of the popular DVD Do It Yourself RV Care.
RV's water heater seems to be leaking. What to do?
Dear Gary,
My RV's water heater seems to be leaking although I cannot actually see it happening. A towel placed close by the heater gets wet. All the water lines seem okay. Can the water heater tank be soldered? Is there any kind of cement to seal the leak once I remove the tank? The water heater is only two years old. --Thomas Honeywell
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RV Boondocking Tips
In a squeeze for fresh water?
By Russ and Tina De Maris
On a recent boondocking adventure, we were without our usual portable fresh water tank and ran low on water. To get more into our rig, we filled up a bunch of gallon plastic jugs. Back at the rig, we took a short length of water hose, fitted out with a "female" hose fitting. Sticking the "raw" end of the hose into our RV's water inlet port, we then stuck the hose fitting over the mouth of a water jug. We then inverted the water jug, and nearly all the water drained into the RV with very little spillage. After a couple of trips to the nearest faucet, we were "back in business," for another few days of boondocking without having to move the RV -- and much faster than using a funnel!
Russ and Tina De Maris are the authors of RV Boondocking Basics.
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 THE guide for Alaska-bound RVers!
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This is THE mile-by-mile guidebook for RV or auto travelers headed to Alaska, the Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. If you only take one guidebook to Alaska, take this! Learn more or order at a discount price.
A Woman's Perspective
Women, this RV club is just for you (and only you)!
If you are a woman who plans to travel by RV, already owns one or are just dreaming about RVing someday, you should join the group RVing Women. If you are on the road full time or if you hung up your keys for whatever reason but want to stay connected to the women's RV network, this club is for you. RVing Women is a diverse group of women across North America who enjoy RVing and love to travel. Many of its members are involved in an active lifestyle including golf, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, etc. Members learn about RVing and enjoy a network of support and friendship offered by the club. To learn more about the club, visit its website.
Learn more about RVing as a woman.
 Buy or sell an RV!
Whether you are buying or selling an RV, RV Trader is the place to do it. Still in the early stage of the buying process? You won't find a better place to research your new vehicle. See photos of RVs and videos, too. Search by type of RV, location, price, new or used. . . Visit RVtraderOnline.com
 The RV Kitchen
Janet Groene's Creamed Clams
Just open a can of clams and in a few minutes you'll have a hearty seafood feast. It's a welcome change from the same old one-dish recipes. Serve this on instant grits or mashed potatoes for a creamy taste or, for crunchy contrast, spoon it over toast or crisp Chinese noodles. Get the recipe.
Cookbooks for RVers: Big selection at RVbookstore.com
DVD shows how to drive a motorhome
Learn how to drive a motorhome the right way from RVer/tour bus driver Lorrin Walsh and host Mark Polk. This should be essential viewing for co-pilots and novice RV drivers. And experienced RVers, too! 67 minutes. Save 10% at RVbookstore.com. Learn more or order.
NEWLY UPDATED
2009 RV Show Schedule
Learn about RV shows through the end of 2009. Check in here to learn when shows will be held in your area.
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Working on the road
 Work at a meteor crater
Meteor Crater, the Arizona tourist attraction along old Route 66, is looking for full-time workers for the upcoming summer season. Visitor Center duties include operating registers in gift shop, rock shop and admissions, stocking inventory and cleaning. RV park duties include operating a computer cash register for items in the store as well as for gasoline purchases, stocking, taking RV reservations and checking in guests arriving in their RVs. To apply for a job email info(at)meteorcrater.com or call 800-289-5898.
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 Photo of the week
This does not make sense
"Cash or credit?" It's a question we've all been asked. But at this service station, the policy is different. In fact, it's pretty darn confusing! We think that someone just got a little carried away with their R's. No brainer on that, eh?
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Tech Tips with Mark Polk
Do your homework when buying RV dinghy
Before you make the decision to tow a vehicle with all four wheels down you need to do your homework. There are some manufacturer approved vehicles that can be towed without any modifications to the drive-train or transmission, but there are a lot more that will require some type of modification to tow it with all four wheels on the ground. There are many factors involved such as automatic transmissions, two-wheel drive vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles, the type of transfer case and more.
Most vehicles with an automatic transmission cannot be towed with all four wheels down unless it is a four-wheel drive, and even then it requires a transfer case that can be shifted into neutral. Front wheel drive vehicles with manual transmissions and most four-wheel drive vehicles with a manual transfer case are among the best choices for towing with all four wheels down. Even if you have a vehicle that can be towed with all four wheels down, it's quite possible that it will have towing speed and/or mileage restrictions.
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Find out about DVDs and eBooks by RV expert Mark Polk.
 The 2008-2009
Trailer Life RV Road Atlas
Besides showing highways and other roads, this large-format road atlas shows more than 10,000 campgrounds, plus RV service centers, tourist attractions and 1,600 state parks, plus a special Tech Tips section. Learn more or order for only $15.96. (Cover price, $29.95)
 The good ol' days. . .
Amphicar was a neat idea that didn't catch on
Sometimes good ideas don't work out. This one would have been terrific for RVers who like to tow both a boat and car behind their RVs but can't because of laws and also because it would be a towing nightmare. This cool boat-car was built in Germany in 1964. The Amphicar could go 70 mph on land and seven mph on water. A model with a larger Spitfire engine could go 80 on land and 12 on water. A total of 3,878 cars were built between 1961 and 1968. Back in those days the car would have cost between $2,800 and $3,300, which was a lot of hay in that day.
New laws for 2009.
 2009 Guide To The Firearm Laws of the 50 States
RVers who travel with a firearm may not know that what's legal in their home state may be a felony in another. This guide explains current, specific gun laws for every state. Don't cross a state line with a gun without knowing the laws! Learn more or order.
Check out these RV Travel Forum discussions
Upside down RV loans
Members of the forum continue to comment on the story in RVtravel.com issue 372 about RVers who owe more on their RVs than they can be sold for.
How long does it take to swap a motorhome engine?
I have a really strong possibility of a job in Texas. At the same time, my class C's engine is beginning to show its age. Replacing the engine actually looks like a reasonable economic solution. The problem is timing. Anybody know how long it takes to replace an engine in a 76 Dodge-based class C?
Tires keep blowing on his Keystone toy hauler
I have a year-old 40-foot Fuzion. Left Ohio for Key West...blew three tires. Weighed it with two Harleys...14,000 pounds on the three axles. Axles are 5,200 pounds 6 lug with 15-inch D-rated tires....2,500 pounds each. Talked to Keystone: no real help. Just came back from another trip to the Keys....three more blown tires and 13,000 pounds on the axles. I had tire monitors on all my tires. Keystone again said nothing to help even though they have bigger axles and 16" wheels on their 2009 models. Everywhere I go, people come over to me with their Keystone RVs and ask me about my tires. They all are having tire problems. I gave up and ordered three 7,000 axles with eight lugs and 16" wheels with G-rated Goodyears. Tires are in but not the axles yet. Anyone else having this problem or have already changed their tires?
Frustrated that RV dream is not happening
I am so frustrated. I wish someone would take the time to post how they made it happen: travel in the RV, where and how they got together their financial picture, and just went. My hubbie is retired and we have a small class C. How do you get it all together so that you can just take off and go and not worry? With today's economy, we have had losses. Save up the money and something steals it. Grandkids or kids get sick and you put off the trip. I am about ready to sell the RV and forget it. I want to travel for a while and settle back down when my health insists I give it up and not until. There has got to be a way to get going, save money on expenses, and come back when you want to. Is everybody out there rich or something? I ought to be able to do this on $2500 a month. Leave your comment.
Motorized steps not working properly
I have motorized double steps for my Fleetwood. When I open the door, naturally they come out. Lately they only work when the motor is running. I don't know if it is the sensor or something else. The RV is a 1992 and I think the steps are the same age. By the way where is the sensor located? Help!
RV manufacturers out of business
Forum members update the latest news about RV makers.
 The Digital RV
Learn everything "digital" as it relates to an RVer: Connecting to the Internet, enjoying a stereo system that weighs ounces, managing digital photos and more. Retail price $21.54. Now only $14.86. Limited supply at this price. Learn more or order.
Interesting Forum
 RVing with Pets
Does Fido or Boots join you on your RV trips? If so, this RVtravel.com Forum is your kind of place. Read the forum to learn a lot about traveling with cats, dogs or other animals, or post a question and another forum member will usually provide a timely answer. Half of RVers travel with a furry friend, making this a popular place to share information.
Read other Forum discussions
 Best seller!
Find Rest Areas, Welcome Centers & more
With the 2008 Interstate Travel Guide you will quickly and easily locate rest areas, welcome centers, scenic turnouts, including a list of Flying J Travel Plaza locations popular with RVers. Learn more.
Trivia
The water level in Lake Mead -- the vast Colorado River reservoir on the Arizona-Nevada border -- continues to shrink due to drought. Federal water managers project that by next month (May, 2009) the level will to drop to its lowest level in 44 years.
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Random RV Thought
When you haven't been RVing for awhile, and your thoughts turn to getting away again, it's really tough to get the thought out of your head. If you are at work, it's especially bad. Who can work when his or her head is filled with thoughts of being away in the RV, seeing new places and things and enjoying nature? So don't resist: just find a way to go!
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This best-selling directory lists RV services at truck stops with free "camping," dumps, Internet, propane, repair services & more. Truck stops offer more to RVers than ever. Let this best selling book be your guide. Order the 2009 edition now -- just published! Learn more or order.
Bill's Hints
"An RV's refrigerator light is 12-volt operated, not 120-volt, so just because it comes on does not mean that 120-volt power is available." --From Trailers and Fifth Wheels Made Easy.
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Tourist Attraction Spotlight
 Town welcome signs offer peek at their claims to fame
Anyone who has spent much time on the back roads of America has most likely enjoyed the "welcome to town" messages on billboards at the city limits of small communities. In the 1990s, RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury spent several months each year traveling the back roads of the American West in a motorhome, writing and publishing his quarterly newspaper Out West. Over that decade he snapped photos of many such signs. Here is a short video essay he put together.
Do you know of a terrific tourist attraction? Share it with the readers of this newsletter in the RVtravel.com forum.
eBooks: INSTANT READING!
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Buying an RV the Smart Way
I Have A Convection Oven in My RV. Now What?
Complete Guide to Dinghy Towing
Deep Cycle Battery Care and Maintenance
The 3 Primary Systems of an RV: LP Gas, Water & Electricity
Trailer Towing, Weights, Hitchwork and Backing
RV NEWS HEADLINES: THE LATEST NEWS
Bumper Snicker
Gun control means using both hands.
Senior Citizen Discounts Guide 2008-2009
This annual directory will save you a ton of money. Learn about thousands of senior discounts throughout the USA. Most are not publicized elsewhere. National and local businesses are listed. Learn more or order.
Worth Pondering
"Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss." --Jim Murray
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 2009 Big Rigs Best Bets Campground Directory
If you drive a king-sized RV, this directory is for you. The authors provide details about 1,100 RV parks throughout the USA and six Canadian Provinces that welcome long motorhomes and towable RVs. This should be an essential resource for owners of large RVs. Learn more or order
About the editor
Chuck Woodbury has explored America by RV for nearly three decades. In the '90s he published a quirky travel newspaper about his adventures and was an "on the road" writer for the New York Times Syndicate. Nowadays, he lives near Seattle where he drinks massive amounts of coffee and travels often in his motorhome and sometimes by plane when vast expanses of saltwater would turn his RV into a leaky submarine. He is the host of the Better Business Bureau DVD "Buying a Recreational Vehicle," the definitive guide to purchasing an RV the right way.
RV Travel staff
Editor and Publisher: Chuck Woodbury. Contributing editors: Russ and Tina De Maris, Jim Twamley. Forum Administrator: Adrienne Kristine. Office Manager: Jody Allcott. Clapper/Loader: Emily Woodbury.
Everything in this newsletter is true to the best of our knowledge. But we occasionally get something wrong. We're just human! So don't go spending $10,000 on something we said was good just because we said so, or fixing something like we suggested (check with your own technician first). Maybe we made a mistake. So be sure to check things out. At RVbookstore.com we strive for excellence in all we do and that's the honest truth (as opposed to the dishonest truth). Our customers receive really, really fast service. We move so fast in sending out a customer's order that sometimes we pass through the sound barrier, which really upsets our neighbors. Our motto is "You need it so we speed it," and no truer words were ever spoken!
RVbookstore.com and RVtravel.com are members of the Better Business Bureau. We are proud commercial members of the Escapees and the Family Motor Coaching Association. RV Travel is copyright 2009 by RVbookstore.com. Our International Headquarters: RVbookstore.com, 170 W. Dayton Street, Suite 103, Edmonds WA 98020, USA, Earth, Milky Way, Known Universe, Unknown Universe, Expanding Universe.
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